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Sun, 02 Aug 2015 17:29:57 CDTMorrison's RBI double in 11th pushes Mariners past Twins 4-1http://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/morrisons-rbi-double-11th-pushes-mariners-past-twins-4-1/
Logan Morrison's RBI double in the 11th inning broke the tie and Austin Jackson added a two-run double as the Seattle Mariners outlasted the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Sunday. Sun, 02 Aug 2015 16:42:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/morrisons-rbi-double-11th-pushes-mariners-past-twins-4-1/Matt WoodSuzuki's RBI single in 9th lifts Twins past Mariners, 3-2http://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/suzukis-rbi-single-9th-lifts-twins-past-mariners-3-2/
Kurt Suzuki hit the winning RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning after two wild pitches by Seattle closer Carson Smith let Minnesota tie the score, and the Twins beat the Mariners 3-2 on Saturday. Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:23:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/suzukis-rbi-single-9th-lifts-twins-past-mariners-3-2/Matt WoodWalker, Cruz lead Mariners to 6-1 win over Twinshttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/walker-cruz-lead-mariners-6-1-win-over-twins/
Taijuan Walker pitched a one-hitter for his first career complete game in 29 major league starts, and Nelson Cruz and Jesus Montero homered to lift the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Friday night. Fri, 31 Jul 2015 22:09:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/walker-cruz-lead-mariners-6-1-win-over-twins/Matt WoodTwins get bullpen help, add Jepsen from Rayshttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/twins-get-bullpen-help-add-jepsen-rays/
The Minnesota Twins have acquired right-handed reliever Kevin Jepsen from the Tampa Bay Rays for two minor league pitching prospects. Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:14:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/twins-get-bullpen-help-add-jepsen-rays/Matt Woodcentral minnesota sports wrap-uphttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c276/
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sports for Friday, July 31st</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>MLB:</strong> Twins 9, Mariners 5</p>
<p>- The win snaps a four game losing streak for the Twins</p>
<p>- Aaron Hicks is absurdly hot, he has raised his average almost 50 points in the past 10 days, he went 3-4 last night</p>
<p>- After Seattle scored two runs in the top of the first the Twins answered with 5 runs in their half f the first including a leadoff homerun from Brian Dozier</p>
<p>- Twins and Mariners back at it again tonight, 7:10pm first pitch</p>
<p>- Tommy Milone gets the start for the Twins</p>
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<p>- Today is the trade deadline at 3pm. The Twins have been rumored to be interested in relievers </p>
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<p>- Tigers traded ace starter David Price to the Toronto Blue Jays who are ????? games behind the Twins for the Wildcard</p>
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<p><strong>ROX:</strong> Rox 10, Bucks 7</p>
<p>- Reese Gregory struck out 10 in 6 and 2/3rds, his ERA on the season is 1.46</p>
<p>- Rox are now 21-7 in the second half</p>
<p>- Rox wrap up their homestand tonight with a game against the Waterloo Bucks. Postgame fireworks tonight, first pitch is at 7:10pm</p>
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<p><strong>LEGION BASEBALL:</strong></p>
<p>- Good luck to Sartell who will face Prior Lake at 1pm today in the first round of the state playoffs</p>
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<p><strong>NFL:</strong></p>
<p>- Jets defensive end Sheldon Richardson is in trouble. Earlier this month he was arrested after running from the police reaching 143 MPH. When he was finally stopped (after turning his lights off) he was found with a handgun in the car, smelled of marijuana and had a 12 year old child in the back of his car. He is suspended for the first four games for a failed drug test.</p>
<p>- The Deflategate lawsuit that was filed in Minnesota has been transferred to New York</p>
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<p><strong>NBA:</strong></p>
<p>- Flip Saunders announced that Kevin Garnett will start at Power Forward this upcoming season</p>
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<p><strong>COLLEGE FOOTBALL:</strong></p>
<p>- Ohio State was the number one team in the Coaches poll that was released yesterday. Despite the suspension of four of their top players the Buckeyes got 62 out of the 64 first place votes (Alabama and TCU got the other two). </p>
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<p><strong>LOCAL SPORTS:</strong></p>
<p>- The St. Cloud Icebreakers have a new Head Coach, Nick Thibault (TEE-bo). Nick is a graduate of Cathedral High School and St. Cloud State University. </p> Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:09:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c276/Matt WoodRosario drives in 3, leads Twins to 9-5 win over Marinershttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/rosario-drives-3-leads-twins-9-5-win-over-mariners/
Eddie Rosario finished a single shy of the cycle and drove in three runs to help the Minnesota Twins snap a four-game skid with a 9-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. Thu, 30 Jul 2015 22:27:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/rosario-drives-3-leads-twins-9-5-win-over-mariners/Matt Woodcentral minnesota sports wrap-uphttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c275/
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sports for Thursday, July 30th</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>MLB:</strong> Pirates 10, Twins 4</p>
<p>- Miguel Sano went 2-4 with 2 RBI's</p>
<p>- Pirates scored 5 runs in the 6th inning</p>
<p>- Pirates finish off the sweep and the Twins losing streak has now hit four games. Twins are now 2-8 in their last 10 games</p>
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<li>The Twins are now only 1 game up on the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card</li>
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<p>- Twins are back at home tonight against the Seattle Mariners, 7:10pm first pitch. Tyus Jones will throw out the first pitch at tonight's game</p>
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<p>- MLB trade deadline is tomorrow afternoon at 3pm</p>
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<p><strong>ROX:</strong> </p>
<p>Game 1: Rox 6, Moondogs 5</p>
<p>- Mankato was up 5-0 after two innings. With the win the Rox set a new record for wins in a season with 38. There is still two weeks left in the season</p>
<p>Game 2: Rox 11, Moondogs 6</p>
<p>- The Rox are now 38-22 and lead the second half standings by 3 games</p>
<p>- Rox are at home tonight, it is Chisel Bobble-head giveaway night at Faber Field</p>
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<p><strong>LEGION BASEBALL:</strong></p>
<p>- Sartell will face Prior Lake at 1pm on Friday in the first round of the state playoffs</p>
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<p><strong>NFL:</strong></p>
<p>- Tom Brady and the NFL Players association filed a Federal lawsuit in Minnesota. They are looking for a temporary injunction that would keep Brady on the field for the first four games</p>
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<p><strong>HOCKEY:</strong></p>
<p>- Jim Craig, the goaltender for the 1980 USA Men's Hockey team is selling memorabilia from his time in net for Herb Brooks squad. The lot includes his jersey that he wore against the Soviet Union, the flag he carried after the win over Sweden and his gold medal. He is asking for 5.9 million dollars for the 19 item lot.</p>
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<p><strong>NBA:</strong></p>
<p>- The Timberwolves agreed to a contract with PG Andre Miller. The 39 year old veteran will be playing in his 17th season. He has averaged nearly 13 points per game</p>
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<p><strong>ODD SPORTS:</strong></p>
<p>- The University of Georgetown Men's soccer team is having a "Dad Body Day" on September 7th. All Dads get in free, and there are numerous activities including a corny Dad joke competition.They also have a special giveaway for Dads that have flip phones or a belt clip holder on their hip</p>
<p>- In a separate auction the Super Bowl ring for William "The Fridge" Perry's Super Bowl ring. The interesting thing is that it is the largest Super Bowl ring ever made. Since there is nothing large enough to size the ring, it is believed to be between a size 23 and 25 </p> Thu, 30 Jul 2015 05:18:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c275/Matt WoodMcCutchen, Liriano lead Pirates sweep of Twins with 10-4 winhttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/mccutchen-liriano-lead-pirates-sweep-twins-10-4-win/
Andrew McCutchen hit a home run and turned an RBI single into race around the bases while Minnesota made two errors in a five-run sixth inning, helping Francisco Liriano and the Pittaburgh Pirates beat the Twins 10-4 Wednesday for a two-game sweep. Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:01:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/mccutchen-liriano-lead-pirates-sweep-twins-10-4-win/Matt WoodTyus Jones to throw out 1st pitch at Twins game againhttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/tyus-jones-throw-out-1st-pitch-twins-game-again/
Two ceremonial first pitches at Target Field in one season. Tyus Jones has become quite the Minnesota celebrity. Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:03:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/tyus-jones-throw-out-1st-pitch-twins-game-again/Matt Woodcentral minnesota sports wrap-uphttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c274/
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sports for Wednesday July 29th</span></strong><strong></strong></p>
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<p><strong>MLB:</strong> Pirates 8, Twins 7</p>
<p>- Twins tied the game at 7-7 after a four run 8th, but Glen Perkins gave up a HR in the 9th for the loss</p>
<p>- With the loss the Twins are 9 back in the Central and only 2 up in the Wild Card</p>
<p>- Twins have lost three in a row and 7 out of their last 9</p>
<p>- Twins and the Pirates are back at it again today, day baseball with first pitch at 12:10pm</p>
<p>- MLB trade deadline is Friday at 3pm Central</p>
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<p><strong>ROX:</strong> Border Cats 4, Rox 3 F/16</p>
<p>- Rox have a double header today against Mankato, first game starts at 12:10pm</p>
<p>- The evening game tonight will be the Cowboy Monkey game</p>
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<p><strong>NFL:</strong></p>
<p>- Tom Brady's four game suspension was upheld yesterday</p>
<p>- According to the league Brady destroyed a cell phone that the league wanted to examine for text messages. Brady had the phone destroyed on the day he was to meet with the NFL.</p>
<p>- According to reports the NFL offered Brady a two game reduction of his suspension if he admitted guilt. He did not.</p>
<p>- Brady and the NFLPA will now file a federal lawsuit in Minnesota to get Brady on the field</p>
<p>- Awesome news from Kansas City as Chiefs safety Eric Berry was cleared to resume football activities. Berry missed 9 games last year when a cancerous lump was found in his chest</p>
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<p><strong>NHL:</strong></p>
<p>- Matthew Dumba asked Derek Boogaard's family if he could wear the number 24. Dumba is changing from 55. Matt Cooke wore the number last year but Dumba asked for permission</p>
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<p><strong>WNBA:</strong> Sparks @ Lynx</p>
<p>- This will be the first game as a member of the Lynx for new Center Sylvia Fowles. She was added in a trade on Tuesday from Chicago</p> Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:00:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c274/Matt WoodBrady's suspension upheld by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodellhttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/bradys-suspension-upheld-nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell/
Tom Brady's four-game suspension for his role in using underinflated footballs during the AFC championship game last season has been upheld by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:14:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/bradys-suspension-upheld-nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell/Matt Woodcentral minnesota sports wrap-uphttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c273/
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sports for Tuesday, July 28th</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>MLB:</strong> Pirates @ Twins, 7:10pm (Twins were idle last night)</p>
<p>- The Twins have scored two or less in five out of the last eight games</p>
<p>- Miguel Sano is struggling, going 3-23 since the break</p>
<p>- Twins are 8 games back of the Kansas City Royals and 3 games ahead of the Orioles and Blue Jays</p>
<p>- Mike Pelfrey is on the mound for the Twins</p>
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<p>- Taylor Swift has agreed to move her Houston concert from October 13th to September 9th. The reasoning is that the Houston Astros are in line for a playoff game which would have been during the concert at Minute Maid Field. The Astros were not expecting to compete for the post-season at the start of the year</p>
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<p><strong>ROX:</strong> Rox 10, Border Cats 9</p>
<p>- Rox scored 5 runs in the 9th to get the come from behind win, winning their 4th game in a row</p>
<p>- Rox will have one more game in Thunder Bay before returning home tomorrow for a double header against Mankato</p>
<p>- Six members of the St. Cloud Rox were named to the 2015 Northwoods League Major League Dream Showcase: Austin Athmann (University of Minnesota), Webb Bobo (Southeastern Louisiana University), Trevor Charpie (University of Nevada, Reno), Chris Farish (Wake Forest University), Lucas Gilbreath (University of Minnesota) and Zach Pop (University of Kentucky) </p>
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<p><strong>NFL:</strong></p>
<p>- Vikings and Steelers kick off the NFL preseason with the Hall of Fame game on August 9th</p>
<p>- The Arizona Cardinals hired the first ever female position coach yesterday by naming Jen Welter to coach inside linebackers. She also was the first non-kicking female to play in the Indoor Football League</p>
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<p><strong>OLYMPICS:</strong></p>
<p>- Boston pulled out of the 2024, citing high costs. LA and San Fran are continuing their bids </p> Tue, 28 Jul 2015 05:25:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c273/Matt Woodcentral minnesota sports wrap-uphttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c272/
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sports for Monday, July 27th</span></strong><strong></strong></p>
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<p><strong>MLB:</strong> Yankees 7, Twins 2</p>
<p>- Twins drop two out of three from the Yankees</p>
<p>- Twins are now 3-6 since the All-Star break and trail the Royals by 7.5 games</p>
<p>- Still hold the Wildcard lead by 3 games</p>
<p>- Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Craig Biggio and John Smoltz were inducted into the baseball hall of fame</p>
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<p>- Trade deadline is Friday. The Royals added Johnny Cueto yesterday to bolster their rotation</p>
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<p><strong>ROX:</strong> Rox 6, Express 0</p>
<p>- Lucas Gilbreath allowed one hit over 7 innings of work in the win</p>
<p>- Rox have won 3 straight and led the North by 3</p>
<p>- Rox go on the road for a two game series against Thunder Bay, return home on Wednesday for a doubleheader</p>
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<p><strong>LOCAL SPORTS:</strong></p>
<p>- Sartell topped Sauk Rapids 7-6 in 13 innings on Sunday to punch their ticket to the state tournament in Legion Baseball. Their first trip since 1998. They will play on Friday against Prior Lake in the first round</p>
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<p><strong>NFL</strong>:</p>
<p>- Vikings are in camp and are getting ready for their first game, the Hall of Fame game on August 9th</p>
<p>- Vikings resigned kicker Blair Walsh to a four year 14 million dollar contract extension yesterday. </p>
<p>- Vikes also placed Josh Robinson on the PUP list and Casey Matthews went on IR</p>
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<p><strong>RACING:</strong></p>
<p>- Kyle Busch won at Indy for his 3rd straight cup race. That is the first time since 2007 that has been done.</p>
<p>- The Granite City Speedway will be open Sunday, not Friday this weekend</p>
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<p><strong>ODD SPORTS:</strong></p>
<p>- Matt Stonie defeated Joey Chestnut again. The two best eaters faced off in the Hooters Chicken Wing eating contest in Florida. Matt "Megatoad" Stonie was the winner again as he ate 241 wings in 10 minutes, while Chestnut finished 2nd with 200. With the win Stonie collected $17,500 in winnings</p>
<p>- A horse bettor in New York won 471k on a 50-cent ticket when he picked a longshot parlay</p> Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:02:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c272/Matt WoodHeadley, Drew homer as Eovaldi, Yankees beat Twins 7-2http://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/headley-drew-homer-eovaldi-yankees-beat-twins-7-2/
Nathan Eovaldi pitched impressively into the ninth inning, Chase Headley and Stephen Drew each homered, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Sunday for a series win. Sun, 26 Jul 2015 16:49:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/headley-drew-homer-eovaldi-yankees-beat-twins-7-2/Matt WoodRodriguez hits 3 homers, Yankees rally past Perkins, Twinshttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/rodriguez-hits-3-homers-yankees-rally-past-perkins-twins/
Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs in a game for the fifth time in his career and keyed a ninth-inning rally against All-Star closer Glen Perkins, sending the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 8-5 Saturday night. Sat, 25 Jul 2015 22:44:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/rodriguez-hits-3-homers-yankees-rally-past-perkins-twins/Matt WoodHughes shines against former team, Twins beat Yankees 10-1http://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/hughes-shines-against-former-team-twins-beat-yankees-10-1/
Phil Hughes pitched seven shutout innings against his former team and Miguel Sano hit one of Minnesota's four home runs in the Twins' 10-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night. Sat, 25 Jul 2015 02:18:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/hughes-shines-against-former-team-twins-beat-yankees-10-1/Zach HalversonVikings CB Jabari Price suspended 2 games by NFLhttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/vikings-cb-jabari-price-suspended-2-games-nfl/
Cornerback Jabari Price of the Minnesota Vikings has been suspended by the NFL for the first two games of the 2015 regular season for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:51:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/vikings-cb-jabari-price-suspended-2-games-nfl/Ervin Santana mows down Angels in 3-0 victory for Twinshttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/ervin-santana-mows-down-angels-3-0-victory-twins/
Ervin Santana pitched eight innings of four-hit ball against his former team, and the Minnesota Twins snapped both their four-game skid and the Angels' seven-game winning streak with a 3-0 victory over Los Angeles on Thursday. Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:55:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/ervin-santana-mows-down-angels-3-0-victory-twins/Matt Woodcentral minnesota sports wrap-uphttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c271/
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sports for Thursday, July 23rd</span></strong><strong></strong></p>
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<p><strong>MLB:</strong> Angels 5, Twins 2</p>
<p>- Twins have now lost 4 games in a row</p>
<p>- Twins have scored only 5 runs in their four game losing streak</p>
<p>- Twins have day baseball today, first pitch is at 2:35pm</p>
<p>- Ervin Santana vs. Garrett Richards is the pitching matchup</p>
<p>- Twins picked up an extra draft pick yesterday in the competitive balance draft. Small market teams and franchises not making as much money get extra picks</p>
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<p>- Beer prices: What MLB team has the most expensive beer? According to a league wide study it isn't close. The Boston Red Sox sell a 12 oz beer for $7.75. The Twins check in at only .25 cents cheaper you get 20 oz beer. The cheapest beer in baseball is the Diamondbacks who give you 14 oz for 4 bucks.</p>
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<p><strong>ROX:</strong> Rox were off</p>
<p>- Rox get back to work tonight against the Duluth Huskies. Zooperstars are in for the game and postgame is the Diamond Dig</p>
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<p><strong>NFL:</strong></p>
<p>- Former Minnesota Viking and current Green Bay Packer DT Leroy Guion is back in court. He has filed to get his money and truck back from his marijuana arrest. He was stopped with nearly one pound of weed and over 190-thousand dollars in cash.</p>
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<p><strong>LOCAL SPORTS:</strong></p>
<p>- Gayle Howard is in 17th place as they head into the final day of the Cross Fit games</p>
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<p><strong>SOCCER:</strong></p>
<p>- Jamaica upset the US 2-1 in the CONCACAF Semifinals. With the loss, the US can finish no better than third</p>
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<p><strong>WNBA:</strong> Sun 78, Lynx 77 F/OT</p> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 05:17:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/c271/Matt WoodAngels beat Twins 5-2 for 7th straight winhttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/angels-beat-twins-5-2-7th-straight-win/
Huston Street earned his 300th save, Kole Calhoun had three hits and drove in two runs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight victory. Thu, 23 Jul 2015 01:35:00 CDThttp://knsiradio.com/sports/stories/angels-beat-twins-5-2-7th-straight-win/Matt Wood